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Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland

Browse published sermons from Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland in Claremont United Church of Christ.

Dec 13, 2020 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Home for the Holidays: Don’t Miss It

Even though the holidays look and feel different this year, Pastor Jen reminds us that something big is coming to us and it is our responsibility to make sure we don't miss it.

Nov 29, 2020 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Home for the Holidays: Longing for Home

This year most of us will spend the season of Advent safely at home. As we kick-off our sermon series, "Home for the Holidays," Pastor Jen explores the concept of a spiritual home and why we experience a homesickness of the soul every year.

Nov 15, 2020 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Animal Blessing Sunday: Let the Animals Teach Us

Animals are some of our greatest spiritual teachers if we are willing students. Join Pastor Jen as she lifts up four spiritual lessons we can learn form animals.

Nov 1, 2020 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

All Saints: This is Our Time

Every day the clock keeps ticking, reminding us that time is passing. But the prophet Isaiah announces that the time for renewal and redemption is NOW! How can we, like the saints who have gone before us, make the most of our days?

Oct 18, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Lost and Found: The Lost Coin

Many of us feel lost right now. But Jesus tells a parable that reminds us that nothing is lost to God.

Sep 27, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

When Will This End: Wilderness Revelations

The wilderness of the multiple pandemics we are experiencing are uncomfortable and challenging. What might be revealed to us in the midst of this dry place?

Sep 13, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

When Will This End: Surveying the Bones

Like Ezekiel, we are surveying the dead, dry bones of our personal and communal lives. With God's Holy Spirit, may we one day take a collective new breath and begin a new era in which everyone can breathe together.

Aug 30, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Unread Books: Malachi

Our world certainly feels as if it is being refined by fire this year. We are being called to change many of our ways of thinking and our practices. Is it possible to find God in the midst of all of this change? Malachi thinks so!

Aug 16, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Unread Books: Haggai

After generations of failure and chaos, the Israelites are left wondering how they could ever rebuild what they had before? Will it be possible for us to rebuild?

Aug 2, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Unread Books: 2 Timothy

How did you come to learn about the faith? We all have people, books, or experiences that shaped our own understanding of Christianity. Join Pastor Jen as we track the journey of our own faith.

Jul 19, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Unread Books: Nehemiah: "Let's Start Building"

Nehemiah contains the story of the people of Israel after they return from exile and are trying to rebuild their city. Pastor Jen teaches us the wisdom we can learn from their rebuilding efforts and how each person simply rebuilt their small part of the c

Jul 5, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Unread Books: Obadiah

We kick off our series on "The Unread Books," that Pastors Jen and Jacob have not used for sermons in these last four years with Obadiah. What does this prophet have to say for our times?

Jun 21, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Saints You Should Know: Christina the Astonishing

Join Pastor John as we learn about Christina the Astonishing and how her life can be a lesson to us about the work of resurrection we need to do to combat systemic racism in our country.

Jun 7, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Saints You Should Know: St. Juan Martin de Porres Velázquez

St. Jan Martin de Porres Velázquez may be the nicest man you ever hear about. But that still didn't stop him from experiencing terrible racism throughout his life. Pastor Jen shares how its time to stop making excuses for the systemic racism in our count

May 24, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Saints You Should Know: Hildegard of Bingen

Pastor Jen starts our "Saints You Should Know" sermon series by teaching us about Hildegard of Bingen and all of the incredible aspects of her life.

May 10, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Seeing 2020: You Belong Here

During the pandemic, it is so easy to feel isolated and alone. Pastor Jen explains why, no matter where you are, you belong in this community.

Apr 26, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Seeing 2020: Our Rock Pillow

Like the rock that Jacob placed in the desert marking the spot where he encountered God, Claremont United Church of Christ is a marker of a place where people have come together to worship God, be inspired, and accompany one another through life for 130 y

Apr 12, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

3 Day Flip: Where Exactly is Jesus?

The 3-Day flip is finished! The risen Christ is restored! But where exactly should we be looking for Jesus after the resurrection?

Mar 29, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

3 Day Flip: No More of This!

The night in the Garden of Gethsemane involves violence even though Jesus spent his whole ministry teaching his disciples to be peaceful. What would happen if followers of Christ actually started living out his teachings?

Mar 22, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

3 Day Flip: Don't Bore God

Pastor Jen looks at the famous story of a woman caught in adultery in the Gospel of John. How far have we come or not come from this story? How does God feel about the ways we so easily cast blame on others?

Mar 8, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

3 Day Flip: The Blurry Phase

In one of Jesus' miracles he doesn't get it right the first time! Then again, we don't always get it right the first time either. Pastor Jen helps us understand that sometimes we don't always see clearly, and that's part of life.

Feb 23, 2020 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Uncorked: Party On

Pastor Jen ends our “Uncorked" sermon series with the story of Jesus’s first miracle: turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana. Why did he “waste” his first miracle on this small country party?

Feb 2, 2020 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Uncorked: New Wine

Pastor Jen kicks off our new sermon series, “Uncorked: Sermons from Grape to Glass.” Join her as she sets the stage with California’s storied history of winemaking and considers what Jesus meant when he said you can’t out new wine in old wineskins